xclusive news, data and analytics for financial market professionals
Over 50 nations want to start trade talks with US after tariffs, Trump officials say
By Douglas Gillison, Ted Hesson, Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey
April 6, 202512:30 PM EDTUpdated 2 hours ago
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a "Foreign Trade Barriers" document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping new tariffs, top officials said on Sunday as they defended levies that wiped out nearly $6 trillion in value from U.S. stocks last week and downplayed economic fallout.
On Sunday morning talk shows, Trump's top economic advisers sought to portray the tariffs as a savvy repositioning of the U.S. in the global trade order. They also tried to minimize the economic fallout from last week's tumultuous rollout, ahead of Monday's expected bumpy opening of Asian stock marketsrel.
Over 50 nations want to start trade talks with US after tariffs, Trump officials say
By Douglas Gillison, Ted Hesson, Kanishka Singh and Susan Heavey
April 6, 202512:30 PM EDTUpdated 2 hours ago

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a "Foreign Trade Barriers" document as he delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping new tariffs, top officials said on Sunday as they defended levies that wiped out nearly $6 trillion in value from U.S. stocks last week and downplayed economic fallout.
On Sunday morning talk shows, Trump's top economic advisers sought to portray the tariffs as a savvy repositioning of the U.S. in the global trade order. They also tried to minimize the economic fallout from last week's tumultuous rollout, ahead of Monday's expected bumpy opening of Asian stock marketsrel.